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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

An old fellow, graduate of the old
school and who had taken considerable
whisky during recess, was censured by
one of his friends on account of his dis
position to fall in love with every hand
some woman whom he met.
"You are too old for such foolishness,
Tom. And, besides that, you are mar
ried man."
II know all that" the old fellow re-
piled, "but the human heart, no matter
how heavily mortgaged, is ever ready to
go deeper in debt. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
OUT OF A SMALL HOLE.

sThis is most delicious fish, " remark
ed the minister, who was enjoying Mon
day dinner with the family. IL suppose
the markets are well stocked now, Mr..
Hendricks?"
"Well-er-to tell the TRUTH" replied Mr..
Hendricks, uneasily, 81 caught that fish
myself"
"Oh, did YOU" said the minister.
swell, suppose when packed in ice, fish
will easily keep from Saturday until
Monday. - New York sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

A fish in the gulf of Mexico has tb ,
popularity of always haunting old wrecks
and sunken piling, and frequently swims
around the wharves. 1t is called the
Junefish, because it does not appear til
the month of June, though it remains all
summer. 1t is chiefly caught near
supken wrecks. Chicago Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
Pen and Ink Drawing.

Any good photographer can easily be-
come an expert sketcher in pen and ink.
Let him make silver print from his
negative, go over the outlines of the OBJ
jects ON it with ink, shade them, pour a
solution over the print, and 10! the pho
tograph is eaten away and the pen and
ink sketch left in its stead. Thus very
artistic results may be produced by a
simple chemical process. Frank Leslie's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
Farm for Sale

THE Farm in the southeast part
of the town of Shoreham, of late
the home place of William G. Will
son, deceased, is offered for sale
This farm is supposed to contain
147 acres, consisting of meadow,
pasturage and wood land, in desira-
BILE proportion. The dwelling
house has lately been thoroughly
repaired and modernized; and is
neat, convenient, comfortable and
commodious. The out-buildings,
though not new, are in fair condi-
ton, and entirely ample for the
wants of the farm. The farm is
we'll fenced, and has upon it a
young, thrifty and bearing orchar |.
This is fine opportunity for any
one desiring a good home and a
farm with more desirable and fewer
Objectionable features, than the av-
erage of farms. If desired, easy
terms of payment will be granted.
For price and other particulars, in
quire on the premises, of
Mrs. ELIZA WILSON.
Or of E. j. ORMSBEE, Brandon.
Shoreham, VT, Jan. 26, 1886. 5tt
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

There were 1858 photographers in the
United States in 1870, and 5000 in 1880.
There are now about 1900 persons en-
gagged in the photographing business in
this country.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

Wealth covers multitude Of blotches,
not only ON escutcheons but on bodily
forms and mental characteristics. -Dr.
VIM. A. Hammond.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

Giue ii a trial and ii aciU do you good.
S6g~ Sold by all Druggists in Middle.
bury, VT. As
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16
FOR SALE.

Two sets double harnesses-One very heavy
and strong; the other lighter, but strong
been used but little; were hand made to order
tor sale cheap. They must be sold.
A. l.. BINGHAM.
West Cornwall, vt. 4;t
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-16

containing infor-
nation of very
great value. Bv.
orybody h u1d
have this book
a n d sc who
send for 1t will
ever after thank
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
HARRINGTON MEETING.
Rev. Geo. HI. Vibbert Stirs the
Fires.
WARRINGTON, W. VA. /
July,9, 1887.
EDITOR FREEMAN

Rev. Geo. H. Vibbert of
Boston was with US this week and
gave two lectures, Wednesday and
Thursday nights. The nights
were hot, yet he had good audi.
ences. He has been here before
and the people are glad to hear him.
He doesn't leave any excuse tor the
liquor traffic or its supporters. L og-
ical, persuasive and interesting, he
must be q power for the cause
wherever he goes.
How would it do to change the
laws of the land 30 that drunkard
making can't be done according to
law? / know of some Christian
people whose views are inclined
that way in fact such people are
getting rather numerous. But real.
ly, does it not seem devilish that
such system of iniquity as the IL
quor traffic should be fastened upon
US by the statutes of the land and
that the liquor traffic secures polit.
ical sanction in exchange for polit.
ical power2 Why, or how the in.
solent fraud, license, has been per-
petuated to this day is shameful
to contemplate. Who says com.
bination to legislate and execute in
opposition to present methods is
not necessary? How have we got
ten where we are, and how is the
situation to be improved unless the
people act?
FRANK BURT.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
SUNDAY SCHOOLS In THE
AMENDMENT CAMPAIGN.
Conventions Stir the Prohibition
Fires.
BRIDGEPORT, w. Va,
July, 8, 1887.

July, o, 1901
EDITOR FREEMAN:
Permit me to suggest through
your paper to the Sunday School
workers of the State, that the Tenn
perance cause can be advanced
and much good accomplished by
bringing the subject of Prohibi-
ton before every Sunday school
Convention that may meet be-
tween now and the time when the
important contest shall be decided
at the ballot box. There are those
who are opposed to discussing the
question before such conventions.
l have heard such sentiments
expressed, and sad to state they
came from ministers of the gospel.
The great enemy to the Church
and Sunday School is the Saloon !;
and the discussion as to how this
enemy can be met and overcome is
a proper subject to be considered
by a Sunday School invention.
If there be those who oppose the
consideration of such question, let
them be relegated to the rear ranks
of the procession and remain there
until the cyclone of public opinion
shall have annihilated the Sa.
loon.
The first Prohibition shots in
the east end of Harrison county,
will be fred on the 18th inst at
Green Valley church. The Simp-
son district Sunday School Con-
vention meets there at that time.
The afternoon will be almost en-
tirely devoted to the discussion
of "The Temperance question as
presented to the people of West
Virginia today" 1t will be con.
sidered by Rev. D. Simpson, A. j.
Lodge, D. NJ. Tyson, DR.. w. E.
Hill, J: J. Lawson, W. E. Sheehy,
John Harrison, J. O. Stout, c. A.
W. Sheehy and others.
The Sunday School workers of
Simpson district are tor Prohibit
ton and will work to have the
vote Of HARRISON county recorded
on the right side of the question
next year.
c. A. w. s.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
THE OHIO COUNTY RAIL-
LY AT GASTON,S
ORCHARD.
A Good Meeting with Prac.
teal Results.
Messrs Atkinson, Baggs and Denton
under W. c. T. T. orders.
RoNEY's POINT, !
July, 8th., 1887. {

EDITOR FREEMAN
The Ohio County Rally
came off June Both. at Gaston's Or
chard. Hon. G. w. Atkinson came
according to appointment and gave
us one of his soul stirring talks on
Amendment work. 1t seems to US
he knows just what to cay and
when to say it better than any
one else we know of. Mr.. G.. w.
Baggs and Rev. Denton of Wheel
ing also added much to the enjoy
ment of the occasion. The speak
ing and singing lasted almost two
hours after which the audience en-
joyed themselves socially and re-
freshed themselves with Ice Cream
and Lemonade. Mrs. Jennie Nc
Clurkin and her worthy husband
added much to the success OF the
occasion. Mrs McClurkin gave
US few words of welcome and
stated the object of the meeting in
well chosen remarks. The Union
at Roney's Point wisely managed
the Ice Cream, Cake and Lemonade
part of the program so as to put
dimes into the treasury. Every
thing provided was sold by 10
o'clock and we realized the neat
little sum of $35 for our work.
The enthusiasm aroused will re-
suit in two Amendment Clubs.
Please send me Constitutions for
Clubs.
Thus the good work goes on, and
each day we feel like doing more
and more for the grand cause Of
Home and Humanity.
May the time soon come when
not a drop of the vile stuff, that
causes 80 much sorrow and ruin
will be longer made or sold, and
when the saloon will he driven not
only from our State but from every
land, is my earnest prayer.
Yours in the Work,
JENNIE P. SIssoN
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
An Am endment Fourth at Elk
Garden.

ED. FREEMAN
The cause is advancing here.
We had a big audience at our Pic
mic on the Fourth. After the
Declaration of Independence was
read by VIM. Cam bell and Ice
Cream and Lemonade served, Mr..
]. II. Gabert was called to the
stand and delivered an able and
telling address showing why we
should sustain the action of our
forefatbers and attacked the lii
quor Camp with great force. He
is thoroughly posted on Prohibi-
ton. We would like to see him
on every stump in the State.
G. s. G.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
Regulation a Farce.
Watching Us from the Far West.
BosToN, COLORADO, !
July, 9Th 1887. (

DoefoN, CoLohADo,
JULY, 9Th 1887.
DEAR FREEMAN
Please change my paper from
Zionville Kansas, to Boston, Las
Animas County, Colorado. The
more / have studied the laws of
different states that have been
enacted for the regulation of the
Liquor Traffic, the more I become
disgusted with that kind of legis-
lation. | regard any law short of
Constitutional Prohibition as
farce. The contest in Charleston
w. Va. is of itself proof Sufficient
to my mind. / have watched and
will still continue to take deep in
terest in the contest in nv native
State, WssS Virginia. The Saloon
must go.
Very Truly &c
A. B. ALEXANDER.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
PARKERSBURG W. VA, WEDNESDAY JULY 49, 1887
s'FACTs ALONE TELL
Prohibition I'm Atlanta not
a Failure, but the Source
of Great Prosperity.

IRON the sunny boutn June 10, Atlanta
Mere assertion weighs but little.
Facts alone tell. The annals of
history will never perhaps contain
a more wonderful revolution than
that of Prohibition in Atlanta.
When the issue was first joined the
advocates of the liquor traffic de-
clared that Prohibition could never
be carried in a city the size of At
lanta, and, If carried, could never
be enforced. Many advocated high
license, and some the substitution
of wine for whisky and brandy.
No law has been more vigorously
fought than Prohibition has been
in Atlanta. Every artifice and
scheme has been resorted to too
nulify the operations of the law.
The courts have been tried. The
provisions Of the prohibitory law
exempting license from being ter
minated before they expired were
used to defeat the law, as we'll as
that allowing the sale of domestic
wine. A great parade was made of
liquor being brought in the city in
jugs in order to throw odium on the
law. But Prohibition is not o fail
ure in Atlanta as the records will
show.
The courts have sustained it..
Drinking has been cut off so per
cent. The arrests for drunken
ness have been largely reduced, and
it only requires one policeman to
guard 1 600 Inhabitants. One hun
dred and thirty bar rooms vending
on an average 1900 drinks daily
have been wiped out. Families
that during the prevalence of tho
whisky traffic suffered for the nee
essaries of life because their means
were squandered for liquor are now
enabled to supply their wants from
the money saved by Prohibition.
The city treasury has not suffered
because of the absence
of the license tax in her cof-
fers. The tax assessments for the
present year, assessed by a strong
anti-Prohibitionist, shows an in
crease of over 100000 over last
year. The city has largely increas-
ed her expenditures for public
schools and public provements.
She has donated $4,000 to school
of technology anu Gle, 900 to a fair
ground. Her population enlarged,
and new stores and dwellings are
being erected in every quarter of
the city. Atlanta was never more
prosperous or active than she ia
now.
That occasionally a drunken
man is arrested, or a wine.room
man is arraigned for violation of
the law, is not to be denied but it.
is not to be wondered at when
city OF 1000 people with 1870 open
bar-rooms in a moment overturn q
traffic hoary with age and iniquity.
But the courts are Furnishing vio-
lators so severely, sustained by pub
lie opinion, that the ranks of the
violators are smaller daily. The
course pursued by the opponents
of Prohibition has Disguised many
in their own ranks, 30 that num-
bers who formerly opposed Prohibi-
ton, or favored high license or the
wine rooms, now favor the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law.
That law is not a failure in Allan
ia, nor has it's operations injured
Atlanta one single iota.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13
ROME CAPTURED. ,
Another Grand Victory Ina
The South.
The tsoo Rev. Sans Help the W.mes
carry the City.

ROME, Ga, July 11-This city of
1900 inhabitants voted for Prohi-
bition by $40 majority Saturday:
The election was an exciting one;
the women taking an active part,
and religious services being held
by Sim Jones and Sam Small.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-13

Phoenix like, Grafton proposes
to rise up out OF her ashes in bet
ter shape than ey.r.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
soAPINo A oEYSER.
a sIumbering Fountain Set to Work by
an Application of Soap.
yellowstone Park Letter

yellowstone Park Letter
learned of q curious circumstance while
at the Upper Geyser Basin which is not
generally known to the public and which
is unquestionably true. Many of the gey-
sers are inactive, others merely bubble
and steam without erupting, while others
again spout with clock-like regularity. I
held the watch on Old Faithful again and
again, but this beautiful geyser, true to its
name, sent up magnificent stream, near
ly two hundred feet high, every flfty-five
minutes. Not once was there a failure or
the slightest variation in the time. l saw
it in the moonlight, and no spectacle on
earth can compare with this sublime spec
tacle.
The Castle Geyser also treated me to a
rare exhibition, but was informed by the
proprietor of the hotel that the ''Splen-
did," one of the finest geysers in the basin,
and which once had record almost as
good as Old Faithful, had completely
failed, and had lain dormant for nearly six
months. / strolled over to the Splendid
and saw man busily at work dropping
bars of soap into the crater.
"What in the world are you doing that
fort" inquired, totally unable to restrain
my curiosity.
"Just wait and see" replied the stranger.
He kept steadily at work, dropping bar
after bar down the yellow-coated throat,
until the monster began to rumble and
sputter, and finally behaved in very
boisterous manner. Eleven, twelve, thir'
teen, and, as the fourteenth bar was swal
lowed up, away went the Splendid one
hundred and fifty feet into the air, as mag
nlticent and as grand as had ever seen him.
/ "There!" exclaimed the experimental
stranger: ~ reckon have made as big a
discovery as either of those scientific
cusses, Virgins or Proctor, ever did in
their lives"
1t was an odd way Of setting geysers to
work and no doubt strictly original with
the gentleman whom saw trying it.
He set the Fan going and started the Lion
Lioness, and Cubs to growing The Bee
Hive, once the most beautiful Of them all
is rapidly sinking into decay. The hand
some cone still remains, but the geyser i.
no longer active. He dropped half a DO,
of soap down the chimney of the Bee
Hive, which certainly started it rumbline
and grumbling, and actually brought thu
scalding water halfway up the cone; bu
| it came no further, and gradually SUM
away back into the depths of the eartf
from which it had been unwillingly forced
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
A Story of Henry wilberforco.
IN Y. Obsery@.l


The late Henry Wherefore, the son of
the philanthropist and the brother-in-law
of Cardinal Manning, was, while very
clever man, the most slovenly, untidy and
impractical of mortals He once engaged
to spend vacation at the country house of
q well-known nobleman. The coach was
to start at twelve, and at five minutes to
twelve he had made no preparation what
ever A friend whom he was OBTAINING
with his talk told him he would certainly
miss the coach. He at once spread large
blue cloak on the floor, took out all the
drawers from chest, turned out the con-
tents on the cloak one after the other,
boots, brushes, ETC., on the top of them,
knotted together the opposite corners of
the cloak, ran off and caught the coach,
though what my lords butler or groom
of the chambers said to it was never
known.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
SETTLED.

Harry once had an ardent affection
For two lovely girls-but confessed
He was puzzled to make a selection.
since each In her turn seemed the best.
he constantly tortured his mind to
., Determine the endless debate;
sometimes 1t was Maud he inclined to-
Sometimes 1t was Kate
III Maud had face like fairy,
Yet Kate had a form like queen;
AS Maud was vivacious and airy,
80 Kate was sedate and serene;
While years passed with Maud as his wife
would
Bring happiness nothing might safe,
An equally rapturous life would
BE given by Kate.
And long he remained undecided
Which one he preferred of the two;
Between such attractions divided,
What was the poor fellow to do?
The doubts In anxiety kept him
Until he attempted his fate,
To find-that Maud wouldn't accept hm,
And neither would Kate!
-Mdnley III, Pike IN Life.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27

"A wealthy and conscientious Scotch
man, who lives in Bowmanville, Can,
recently received quantity of goods
from the old country and on his assur-
ance that there was nothing dutiable in
the parcels the goods were delivered to
him without tax by the customs officer.
On reaching home, however, he found
a gold watch among the effects, and re-
turning to Bowmanville he stated the
facts to the customs officer and paid
$3.50 duty on the timepiece.-Montreal
Witness.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
Kleptomaniae Geography.


They say that some actresses, and even
actors, do occasionally, in spells of absent
Kindness, carry off hotel towels in their
peregrinations about the country, and the
towels usually bear the stamp of the hotel
from which they had been taken. A
clerk in city hotel told an aroundcr
yesterday that last week he overheard a
conversation between two actresses who
occupied room adjoining his. One said
to the other: my dear, did you visit
Rochester last seasoni" The reply was
'Really I've forgotten. Just wait mo-
ment while open my trunk and examine
INV toWels.n
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
From the City of Packing Cases.

lChlcag0 Herald
The largest wooden structures in the
world is said to be the Government build
ing in the capital of New Zealand. The
block is four stories high and occupies an
area of nearly two acres. The city itself
is mostly wooden on account of the earth
quakes of the region, and is called ''The
city of packing cases" and 'The city Of
match-boxes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
Suffering W0manhood.

Too much effort can not be made to bring
to the attention of suffering womanhood the
great value of Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound as a remedy for the diseases
of women. Such an one is the wife of Gen.
eral Barringer, Of Winston, N. c., and we
quote from the Generals letter as follows:
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham: Please allow me to
add my testimony to the most excellent
medicinal qualities of your Vegetable Com
pound. Mrs. Barringer was treated for
several years for what the physician called
Leucorrhea and Prolapsus Uteri COM
bined. sent her to Richmond, Va, where
she remained for six months under the
treatment of an eminent Physician without
any permanent benefit. She was induced
to try your medicine and after reasonable
time commenced to improve and is now
able to attend to her business and consid-
ers herself fully relieved" General Barrin
ger is the proprietor of tho American Ho-
tel, Winston, N. c., and is widely known
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
The Amenities of journalism.
TModical and SURGICAL Reporterl

Country Editor Ito brother editor)-Ahl
good morning, Brother Shears; glad to
see you. And how are things up at Pig
villel Brother misunderstanding just
at present, but last month we had the hog
cholera pretty bad. Country Editor-rp
sorry to hear that; but you are looking
well now, Brother Shears.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27

WE would be pleased to know OF man
or woman who has never had headache or
been subject to constipation. AS these
seem to be universal troubles little advice
may be in order. Why should persons
cram their stomachs with nauseating pur-
gative pills, ETC., which sicken and debili-
tate when such pleasant and sterling
remedy as Prickly Ash Bitters will act
mildly and effectively on the liver, kidney,
stomach and bowels, and at the same time
tone up and strengthen the whole system,
causing headache, constipation and all
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27

The other day Michael O'Brien
went to the cemetery and spent some
time attending to new lot he had just
bought. Then he went down town
and ordered a fine monument to be cut,
inscribed and erected on the lot. Then
he went home and laughingly said to
his wife: every thing is ready now,
if l get sick and die, to be buried" In
less than an hour he was seized with
congestion of the bowls and died at
midnight Chicago Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
A Minerville pal inventor

"A Minerville Pa.) inventor has
patented q car-brake which he thinks is
much better than any other now in use.
He says that it can stop freight car
running at the rate of thirty-fve miles
an hour in fifteen feet, lock the wheels
dead in six or eight seconds, and stop a
locomotive running at the rate of forty
miles an hour before it has moved
twenty-five feet. He has been offered
$4,000 for his Philadelphia
Record
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27
Miss Elizabeth Schaffer has III

Miss Elizabeth Schaffer has pre-
sented Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia,
to the Pennsylvania Horticultural So
cietv in memory of her brother, the late
william L. Schaffer, president of the
society and for more than five years
cashier Of the Girard National Bank,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27

Legislation should be effected in every
State regulating the sale and use of the
many poisons resorted to by women in
their desperation to obtain beautiful COM
plexions, while there exists in DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic every requisite necessary to &C
complish the object without injuring the
health or endangering life.